Investor group has led to three deals worth about $750,000 in eight months.

12:40 AM,
Mar. 16, 2013

Tom Buman's Agren received investment from members of Plains Angels.

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Tom Buman never thought his agriculture consulting company would be in position to seek investors.

But once Agren started building software to aid farmers and government agencies in conservation efforts, he saw a need for rapid growth. A meeting with a newly formed investor group helped the Carroll-based firm take another step toward that growth.

Agren is one of three companies to receive investment from members of Plains Angels, a loosely connected group of accredited investors from the region. Accredited investors must have a net worth of at least $1 million or have made $200,000 per ...